Improvement in anti-friction journal-boxes



e. WILKES & A. PORT.

ANTI-FRICTION JOURNAL-BOX.

No.185.711. Patented Dec. 26, 1976.

4M ymgns GEORGE WILKES AND bpecitieatior ormiug part To all 'uhom Be it known and ALEXAN of Jasper county vented a new JournalBox, 0

fication Figure 1 Fig. dis a Fig. 1.

a detai rollers.

Similar letter transverse see Fig. 3 is an 1 view of the it may concern that we, DER Pom,

and Improved t which the is a eentrall end el spondin g parts.

- t further journal-box ot' passages and ot' a receptacle for rollers dip journal.

The obje journal-box axles, and to o frictionless as possible,

art for repairs. ing, A is hich, in the presbe as nearly may be read Ret'errin e casing of the jo ent case, is ad inside lining,

l and truly borer a, in its contained in t h is closed u forming a tro 'ournal l) runs in and when the weig box, the beari and they the, box-lining. he top of the journal by channels 70 with the interior placed on t municating ct of the in upper of two circular end piece composed of sem upon a rod, 6. hed to the ends 0 are ionrna cons oil in at every rev hat is ada the-r heavy jour ily taken up to the draw nrnal-box, w

up or filling of t provided with halt. U is a frat icircular t' the led equally d end pieces 1;, am with the rib a. in t 3 is bored to lit the s he t'raine U, nteanh end ugh l'or contain no of the axle is in turn near u sot reference indicate co ted to a car-truck.

he box,

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pieces 0 (1 The end pie and the lower for a short distance,

UNITED STATES ALEXANDER PORT, OF

MONROE, IOWA.

l-FRICTION JOURNAL-BOXES.

of Letters Patent No. 185,7 I. 1,

dated December 26, 187 6 application filed October 7, 1876.

GEORGE \VILKES of Monroe, in the and State of Iowa, have in- Anti Friction following is a speciongitudinal section. tion on line a: a: in evation. Fig. 4 is frame for containing the ists in the arrangement in the for oiling the rollers, to which the olution around the vention is-to provide a pte'd to journa ls of carials, that will and which the external 15 is the which is a narrow rib, me, consisting hich are each hinged ces b b rods Roll istant from each 1 are grooved at.

he box-lining. cries of rollers hall The.

ing oil.

side. of the series of rollers,

ht ot' the. car is a;

mu the upon the rollpon the upper l) l) are oil cups box, and comof the box. pivoted at l The front cap F of the box-is and hooks over a bolt, m, when closed; A slide, n, closes the aperture at the back of the box, throughwhich the collar of the 'axle is introduced, and is retained in place by a button, 0. The number of the rollers should be six, or more. It is found in practice that a less number will not answer the purpose.

it will be seen that by ii ers between. the journal and the box the friction will be reduced to a minimum. llhe r'ollers and the journal are constantly lubricated by the action of the rollers as they dip into the oil in the lower halt of the box. The end motion of the rollers is limited or altogether prevented by the rib in the upper portion of the box-lining.

When it it desired to get at the parts of the journal-box for repairs or to inspect the journal, the-lower halt'ot' the box-lining is removed, when the frame containing the rollers may be opened, or the. tree half of it may be, removed if occasion requires.

This journal-box is applicable to journals of other descriptions by modifying the form to suit the. requirements.

llaving thus described our invention, we claim as new aml desire to secure by Letters Pa-tent-- l 1. The arrangement, in a-roller journal-box, ot' the circular end pieces 0, consisting of the hinged parts 0 aml (I, connected by the rods f, and in which the rollers g are journaled, substantially as herein shown and described. 2. The combination of ease A,havin;,1- oilcups h} thereon, the ribbed lining ll, and the grooved frame 0 having rollers 9, all arranged substantially as and for the purpose. set forth. 3. The combination, witha journal-box, of l the. front cap I pivoted at l, and hooking, over the bolt m, as shown and described.

iterposing the rolltllitllttllfl \Vll. A h P1X AN DE it Wi t nesses:

W. A. J. Scans, G. M. Bn'ruEL. 

